Dishwashing apparatus



F. w. KENT 2,514,000

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July 4, 1950 F. w. KENT DISHWASHING APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 20, 1945 I E Eta-:2: EEZAAAQM h w a a Patented July 4, 1950 DISHWASHING APPARATUS Frederick W. Kent, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor, tov

Sophia Tank, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application August 20, 1945, Serial'No. 611,536

My invention relates to a dish washing apparatus of very simple and inexpensive construction.

It is my purpose to provide such a dish washing apparatus of the kind which can be mounted in the kitchen for instance on the ordinary hot water faucet.

To this end, one of the objects is to provide a convenient simple means for mounting the dish washing apparatus on the faucet.

It is further my object to provide such an apparatus having a soap reservoir for liquid soap and the like, and to provide therewith a mechanism for receiving the soap from the reservoir, thoroughly mixing it with water and discharging it to a washer nozzle.

More particularly, it is my purpose to provide an apparatus for receiving the soap from the reservoir, mixing it with water and discharging it as suds, which apparatus has a water driven wheel and a soap receiving wheel, driven by the first wheel.

It is my purpose to provide means in such an apparatus, whereby the water driving the first wheel is discharged past the periphery of the second wheel for picking up soap thereon.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my dish washing apparatus, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure l is a front elevation of a dish washing apparatus embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same installed on a faucet.

Figure 3 is a top or plan view of the apparatus.

Figure 4 is a detail, sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail, sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a detail, sectional view taken on the line 'l! of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the helical gear water wheel; and

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the complete apparatus viewed from the right side of the figure as shown in Figure 1.

In the drawings herewith, I have shown a reservoir It! for liquid soap or the like, provided with a removable cover 12, Leading from the 3 Claims. (Cl. 29984) lower end of the reservoir I 0 is a pipe l4 in which is a hand control valve Hi. The reservoir is supported on the. casing 18 for the operating mechanism of the apparatus. This casing consists of a central body 20, Figure 5, and end plates 22 and 24. I

In a recess 80 in the sideof the body adja-p cent the plate 24 is a soap carrying wheel 26, which for conveniencev is sometimes referred to as the soap wheel. It, has radial teeth 21 around its periphery with substantial spaces between them.

p In the opposite face of the .body 20 is a water wheel 28 .in the form of a helical gear connected by a shaft 30 with the soap wheel. The water,

wheel 28 is arranged ina recess 32 deeper than the thickness of the wheel- The body 20 has an inlet passage 34 communicating with the recess 32 at the bottom of' the water wheel 28 and off-center thereof, as illustrated in Figures 4 and 6. The body 20 also has an outlet passage 38 leading from theupper-v part of they recess 32 and communicating with a; pipe ,31,'Figure- 4,, suitably curved to communicate at its other end with a passage 38; through the plate 22 and the body 20, registering.withan outlet passage 40 through the plate 24. The passages 38 and, are so arranged that the water-passing through them passes betweenthe teeth of the soap who. 26 at its periphery. I Communicating with the passage 34 is-a pipe 42 connected with an elbow 44', which in turn is connected by 'a .pipe .46 to a cap 48 adapted to fit on the lower open end-of a faucet 50.

Pivoted to the opposite sides of the cap 48 are links 52, which are in turn pivoted to the arms of a yoke 54 near their ends. A collar 55 is mounted on the faucet 50 around its discharge end by means of set screws 58.

When the cap 48 is placed against the lower end of the faucet as shown in Figure 2, the links 52 can be swung from their position shown in Figure 9 for example to upright position, and the cam-shaped ends of the arms of the yoke 54 can be forced against the top of the collar 56 until the yoke is in its position shown in Figure 2 for locking the cap 48 to the faucet.

I provide for additionally supporting the casing I8 on a saddle 62 from one end of which extends a downwardly projectin upright support 64, which may be in the form of a piece of pipe.

Adjustably mounted on the lower end of the support 64 by means of a set screw 66 is a tubular extension 68 on a clamp member ID, which rests on the faucet 50 and is locked to the faucet by In operationF-tlr'e reservoir l isfifilledwith asoap solution. It "is obvious that flaked or finely divided soap might be used although this might require an agitator not shown.

It is assumed that the apparatusihas' beeni clamped on the faucet. The valve I6 is open and the faucet is open to allow waterto-fiow through the apparatus. Water from the faucet'passes' through the pipe 46, elbow flfl a ndfpipe f42 to the passage 34 and the water wheel 28 and out through the passage 36 to the pipe 31.

The water wheel 28 is thus rotated and through the'sliaft 30 rotates the -soapwhee1 -2 When thesoapwhee'l-is rotated; soappasses'gdown-from the reservoir; past the valve 1'6 into" the recess whe'el vrhicli -receives soap b'etweenits teeth, and carries the soap around in the recess 80in the may 2V to position "in line with the" passages 38 and 411i" Water from I the "passage i 3'6' flows through-the pipes? to the passage 3'8 across'th'eperiphery 0fthe 'soaip wheel 26j picklng 'up soap and' dise'harg ing it in the form of suds through the passage 4F ahd 17he fiexibletiibe T6 tc the 'nozzl'e T73: The amountof soaofiirnished can lee-regulated b V adjustment of'the'valte'lfi-i' After the dishes have beenwashed with soapy water; thewalve I5 can be c'losed- 'arIdWater can be" run tliro'ughthe apparatus for rinsing the dishes.- v I Since the casing l 8 si-inp'ly rests- 011' the saddle 6 2 it'--will -'beseen that byswingin'g the yoke 54 fromits position "shown in Figure 2 in' full'lines to its position shownby-dotted' lines; the cap @8 can be released from the "faucet and the entire apparatus,- except the saddle 62 and it's -conne'ct in'g brackets,- can" be liftedofi the faucet and put away. 7 V

'It 'i'smypurpose to cover by my claims any modifications which may "be reasonably included within their scope and the scope- 0fmydhvention.

I claiin: Y,

1 In a dish washing apparatus, a reservoir adapted to hold soap, a discliarge nozzle, a water supply tube, means-Tor supplying water to -the nozzle from the water supply tube" and" taking up soap in the travel of the water, said means including a casing, a wheel therein in the path of the water and adapted to be driven by the moving water, a soap distributing wheel in said casing having teeth, and arranged to receive soap between its teeth, from the reservoir and to convey the soap into the path of the water after the water has left the first wheel, and means for operating ,thez'soap distributingswheel from the first wheel.

, 2. In a dish washing apparatus, a reservoir I adapted to hold soap, a discharge nozzle, a water supjply tubeymeans for supplying water to the nozzle from thewater supply tube and taking up soapgin the travel of the water, said means inclu'ding'a casing, a wheel therein in the path of thev-water andadapted to be driven by the moving water, and a toothed rotary member driven by'th'ewater wheel for receiving soap between its teeth in small amounts "and conveying the soap into'the path of the water between the first wheel and 'th'e' nozzlex 3. In a dish washing apparatus, a reservoiradapted to hold soap', a discharge nozzle, a water supply tube, means :f'or 'supplyiing watervto thenozzle from the water supply tube and taking up soap in the travel of the water, said means :includ-'- ing a casinghaving. en-d closure plates and recesses adjacent the respective plates, a. water.

Wheel in one recess? in 'the pat'hof 'the water, a soap distributing wheel in -theotherrecess having t'eethv with spaces between themfor convey-ing soap in small quantities fromfithe'reservoirto the p ath'oi the water at a point between the water wheel and the nozzle; and a shaft for. connecting the wheels.

' FREDERICKW; KENT;

ihe following references are of recordin the file of' this patent:

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